Grand Chord

Grand Chord
Dhanbad Junction, An Important Railway Station On Grand Chord Line
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Indian Railways
Locale	West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar, and Uttar Pradesh
Termini	Sitarampur Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction
Service
Operator(s)	Eastern Railway, East Central Railway
History
Opened	1900
Technical
Line length	450.7 km (280 mi)
Number of tracks	2/3
Track gauge	5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
Electrification	Electrified
Operating speed	up to 180 km/h (110 mph)
Route map Grand chord     to Mughalsarai–Kanpur section of Howrah–Delhi main line and Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line Mughalsarai Junction to Sitarampur via Howrah–Delhi main line Chandauli Majhwar Karmanasa River Uttar Pradesh Bihar border Bhabua Road Mughalsarai–Gaya section Sasaram Junction to Ara Dehri-on-Sone Nehru Setu bridge across Son River Son Nagar to Barkakana Anugrah Narayan Road Gaya Junction Patna–Gaya line Falgu River Gaya–Kiul line Bihar Jharkhand border Gujhandi to Tilaiya (under construction) Koderma Junction to Hazaribagh Town to Madhupur Barakar River Hazaribagh Road Parasnath NSC Bose Gomoh to Bokaro Steel City to Adra Asansol–Gaya section Dhanbad Barakar River Jharkhand West Bengal border to Mughalsarai via Howrah–Delhi main line Asansol Junction to Howrah km

Grand Chord is a railway route in India that forms part of the New Delhi–Gaya–Howrah main line. It connects Sitarampur in West Bengal with Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction in Uttar Pradesh through Jharkhand and Bihar.

The route is about 450 km (280 mi) long and is used by both passenger and freight trains. It is an important route for trains running between eastern and northern India and carries a large amount of freight, including coal and other goods.

The Grand Chord was built as a shorter route between Howrah and Delhi. The section between Gaya and Mughalsarai was opened in 1906, completing the direct route between the two cities.